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    Help.What is this

    The dentist thing could be a red herring.. hole through about the size of a pencil, so the pin Is about 3-4mm? could it be for punching holes in paper, like a ticket punch?
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    Help.What is this

    the end of the spike looks like it has a notch like the pins in a paper punch - is it a tight fit in the hole it goes through? someone found something similar in "an antique dental desk" :yikes: https://twitter.com/stephenf1etcher/status/829256071420268544
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    Help.What is this

    cherry stoner ? how big is it?
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    Elderberries - toxicity

    to smoke the insects out? or batter them over the head with a branch full? :twak: :D
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    Knife snobbery

    I wonder how many stamp collectors spend hundreds of pounds on a penny black with the intention of sticking it on an envelope and putting it in a post box? And if they don't - do they get ripped to shreds on letter writing forums? :pokenest:
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    Dehydrated Fuel? Or Huel?

    If Vegetarians eat vegetables... What do Humanitarians eat?! :eek:
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    Bag to put rucksack in on aircraft?

    's what i said :p
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    Bag to put rucksack in on aircraft?

    "a scuff or two" adds character, but a ripped off shoulder strap renders it useless for its intended purpose.
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    Bag to put rucksack in on aircraft?

    Transit cover?
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    Which bag/pouch for Swedish Army Trangia Cooker?

    1 half of a 58 pattern webbing kidney pouch is pretty much a perfect fit for it, but a bit heavy.
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    military surplus for skiing

    He may have asked the question, but a lot more of us are interested in the answers that are given :)
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    What does this measurement mean

    Is it just a badly formatted way of writing the size as length of handle x width of eye (long axis of oval) So... Thirty inch by two and a half inch Thirty six inch by two and three quarter inch Thirty six inch by three inch Thirty six inch by three and a half inch etc. ?
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    Is There a Foraging Book That's Divided into Months or Seasons?

    I don't get the "food for free" popularity.. not much Id info, it's arranged by plant name so you need to know what you've got first, and it only gives one usage per plant :dunno: From a quick scan across my bookshelf: The Wild Food Yearbook by Country Kitchen: (probably out of print but...
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    Cabin in the woods

    :lmao: The rainwater that ends up in the water butt - does it bounce off the trees and roof to get there? I would be concerned about bird droppings amongst other things :yuck:
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    Eddie Stone....I couldn't believe what I was seeing

    Are you sure it was glycerin and not glycol (as in antifreeze) ?
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    I remember Raymond.

    That's a coincidence.. I was 16 when I was your age :)
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    Swedish M90 cold weather parka

    The Swedish sizing system is height in cm x weight in Kg, so for someone 190cm (6'2") and weighing 75Kg (about 12 Stone) EDIT: Though as these are designed to be thrown over your other kit when you stop it will be a bit roomier than the weight suggests ;)
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    Sigg Bottle

    The stopper incorporates a pouring hole so you only have to undo the lid a few turns and pour. It wouldn't work with an external thread. The coating on both my siggs looks more like a lacquer than anodizing. In the case of the patterned one it looks screen printed then lacquered over the top...
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    Free bushcraft ebooks

    have a look in the downloads section on the home page :)